Riverside County will move into the orange tier of the California reopening framework on Wednesday, April 7, the State has announced.
This means that a greater percentage of individuals may be indoors at businesses and places of worship. Bars will also reopen outdoors for the first time since June 2020.
More specifically:
Riverside County will need to remain in the orange tier for a minimum of three weeks and meet the yellow tier numbers for two of those weeks before advancing further. Visit the state’s blueprint website for more information and modifications at https://covid19.ca.gov/safer-economy/.
Riverside County health officials announced greatly expanded vaccine eligibility today.
Beginning April 6, the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to all individuals 16 years of age and older.
“The expansion of eligibility will allow the last large group of Riverside County adult residents to get vaccinated, and bring us one step closer to herd immunity,” said Kim Saruwatari, director of Riverside University Health System-Public Health. “Bringing the vaccine to a younger population, where we have seen an increase in cases, is a big step forward.”
Only the Pfizer vaccine is available for individuals 16 and 17 years of age, and they must be accompanied to their appointment with a parent or legal guardian. Those 18 years and older may receive the Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Please see the graphics below for other cases in which you may be eligible for a vaccine statewide. If you are eligible, you must make an appointment. Schedule an appointment at a Riverside County clinic HERE.
Riverside County has entered the Red Tier, County officials announced March 16. For more information on what's open and what's not, visit HERE.
The Red Tier includes:
Indoor Dining at 25% capacity
Movie Theaters at 25% capacity
Indoor Gyms at 10% capacity
Outdoor breweries, wineries, and distilleries
And more
The following businesses will remain closed:
Amusement parks
Indoor bars, breweries, and distilleries where no food is served
Bowling Alleys
And More
Riverside County has expanded vaccine eligibility to those 16 to 64 years old with certain underlying health conditions.
The health conditions include cancer, chronic kidney disease, chronic pulmonary disease, Down syndrome, pregnancy, sickle cell disease, heart condition (excluding hypertension), severe obesity, Type 2 diabetes mellitus or those who have an immunocompromised state from a solid organ transplant.
No doctor’s note or medical record is required to be eligible. At your vaccine appointment, you will be asked during your onsite screening if you have a listed illness, and you will be vaccinated if you answer in the affirmative.
In addition, the list of occupations that now qualify to be vaccinated has expanded to include janitors, couriers who handle vaccine supplies and emergency supplies, massage therapists, those who work in foster care, utility workers, social workers, homeless shelter workers, library staff and public transit workers. For a complete list of professions who are eligible to be vaccinated, visit www.rivcoph.org/covid-19-vaccine.
Riverside County has administered more than 620,000 vaccines between the county-operated clinics and those operated by community providers. The vaccines available in Riverside County are from Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson.
If you or someone you know needs help paying the rent because of COVID-19, there are community resources that you should know about. For more information, check out the flyers below, or visit www.UnitedLift.org.
PLUS
Don't forget...we have a FREE coronavirus testing facility right here in Desert Hot Springs!
The testing site in the Henry V. Lozano Community Center at Tedesco Park is taking appointments for Tuesday - Saturday, from 7 am to 7 pm.
Walk-ins are available and encouraged on Tuesday - Saturday, from 7 am to 11 am.
Sign up or get more details at http://www.lhicare.com.
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